Gil, Juan, commonly called Dr. Egidius, was one of the earl}' converts to the P»eformation in Spain. He was born at Olivera, in Aragon, and was educa- ted at the Universitj' of Alcala, where he devoted him- self especially to the Scholastic theology. After his ordination he became canon-preacher at the cathedral of Seville, and professor of theologj^ at Siguenza. Under the influence of Eodrigo de Valer (q. v.) he was led to the careful study of the Bible, and the ef- fect appeared in the life and pov.-er of his preaching, which was soon noised abroad. He united with Var- gas (q. V.) and Ponce de la Fuente in a plan for dif- fusing practical religious life. In 15u0 he was nom- inated by the emperor to the bishopric of Tortosa, and this preferment excited the anger of his enemies. Ho was seized and imprisoned by the Inquisition on a charge of heresy. The emperor and the chapter of Seville interfered in his behalf; but, after a singular trial (for details, see M'Crie), he was condemned to imprisonment (1551), from wliich he Mas released in 1555. He died soon after. His remains were taken from the grave by order of the Inquisition, and Inirnt, as those of a Lutheran heretic. ^M'Crie, Reformation in Spain, ch. iv.
GH'alai (Heb. Gilalay' , "^^^5, perhaps dumjy [Ge- senius], or u-eighty [Fiirst] ; Sept. PtXwX), one of the priests appointed by Nehemiah to aid Zechariah in the musical services under Ezra at the dedication of the walls of Jerusalem (Neh. xii, 3G). B.C. 446.
Gilbert de la Porree (Gislelertus Porretamts), a Scholastic theologian and follower of Abelard, was born at Poitiers in 1070. He studied philosophy under Bernard of Chartres, and theology under Anselm and Kadnlfus of Laon. He began to lecture at Chartres, and both there and at Paris achieved great distinction as a profound logician and an original teacher. In 1142 ho was made bishop of Poitiers, but did not give up his metaphysical pursuits. He treated theolog)' more as a metaphysician than as a divine, making more use of Aristotle than of Scripture or of the fa- thers. His stj-le was very obscure. He was a thor- ough Realist in philosophy. For his theories with re- gard to the divine nature he was accused at the Coun- cil of Rheims in 1148, where Bernard of Clairvaux headed the prosecution against him. The charges were founded on the following propositions of Gilbert: 1. That the divine nature, the substance of God, is not God. 2. The properties of the divine persons are not the persons themselves ; and the persons of the Trin- ity are one only in virtue of their divinity. 3. It waa not the divine nature, but only the person of the AVord, that became incarnate. 4. There is no 7)icrit possible but the merit of Christ. Gilbert was condemned, though some of the cardinals voted with him. He submitted to the decision of the council, and remained afterwards unmolested in his diocese. He died in 1154. Gilbert wrote many books, part of which are yet in MS. Among those printed are Commenta.rius in quatuor libros de Trinitate of Boethius, published in
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Boethii Opera (Bale, 1570, fol.):— Ziirr sex Pnna'pi- oritm, \nih. in IlcTiiiohuis Barluinis's cilition of Aristo- tle. See Hauieau, Philosophic Srolastjque, i, 296 sq. ; Cousin, Introd. aux Ouvracjes inklits d'Abeilard; Baur, Dreiehiigkeit, ii, 509 sq. ; Neander, Ch. History, iv, 410, 461 ; Neander, JHstory of Djgmas, p. 489, 497 ; Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Gtiurale, xx, 484.
Gilbert, Eliphalet Wheeler, D.D., a Presby- terian minister, and jiresident of Delaware College, was born at Lebanon, Columbia Co., N. Y., Dec. 19, 1793, and f^iaduated at Union College in 1813. After com- pleting liis theological course at Princeton, he was li- censed in 1817, went on a mission to the West, and on bis return was elected pastor of the Second Presbyte- rian Church in 'Wilmington, Del. He was frequently engaged in missionar}' labors ; and, on being released from his charge at Wilmington in 1834, he became agent for the American Education Society, but resign- ed on being chosen president of Delaware College. In 1835 he returned to Wilmington, where he remained till 1841, when he was recalled to the presidency of Delaware College. After a second resignation of this office in 1847, he was installed pastor of the Western Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, and died Jul}' 31, 1853. He published The Letters of Paul and Amicus ; two tracts, viz. Regeneration and Ptrsecerance ; three articles in the Presb. Renew, viz. Geology, The Apoca- lypse, and MiUenarianism. — Sprague, Annals, iv, 59G.
Gilbert, Gad Smith, a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in New Haven, Connec- ticut, September '22, 1814. He studied at the Wesley- an Universitj' with a view to the ministry, but for several j^ears he turned his attention to secular pur- suits. In 1842 he joined the New York Conference, and was stitioned at New Milford, Connecticut. Sub- sequently he was stationed at Woodbur}- and Wolcott- ▼ills. In 1847 he located, and removed to Louisiana on account of the sickness of his wife, who died during the same year. While at the South, however, he had charge of the Methodist Church at Opelousas, La. In !818 he returned and joined the New York East Con- ference, and was stationed at Greenport, L. I. After that he was stationed at Southport, Conn., First Place, Brooklyn, and Rye, N. Y. In 1855 he was agent for the Wcsleyan University. In 1856 he was stationed at Port Ciiester, N. Y., and afterwards at Second Ave- nue, New York City, Sag Harbor, L. I., De Kalb Ave- nue, Brooklyn, Tompkins Avenue, Brooklyn, which so- ciety he organized. His last appointment was South- port, Conn. He died in New Haven, August 1, 18G6. Shortly before his death he praised God, saying, "This house is as that of Obed-Edom, where the ark of the Lord rested ; it is the gate of heaven ; heaven has come down to earth : the angels are here. This disease is drawing mj' body down to earth, Init Jesus is drawing my soul up to heaven; I shall soon be there." And just before he ceased to live on earth he said, " Is this dying .' it is felicity ! O how precious Jesus is ! Glo- ry, halleluiah !" — Minutes of Conferences, 1867, p. 77.